Yo-yo Tricks

Contents

Introduction

This page collects yo-yo tricks. Its aim is to give the reader a set of leads, when looking for information on certain tricks and techniques. It attempts to group tricks by style and technique. As many tricks fall into more than one of these groups, this is probably an impossible task. :-) There only are sections for the different kinds of tricks or techniques for Single A tricks. The same techniques often are used in other playing styles as well. A complete alphabetical list of all tricks described on yo-yo wiki can be found .

Some descriptions refer to certain mounts. A mount is a certain way the yo-yo and string are held. You may want to check out the mounts page to help you with mounts involved in some of the more technical tricks.

If you wish to perform tricks for an audience, be it for the kids in the neighborhood or on stage, you can find some basic advice in our page about Performing with a yo-yo.

How can you help

Feel free to add to this page whenever you come across something that is not yet here. If you do, please check out the guidelines at he bottom of this page.

If you have a question or problem with a trick, you can add your question directly on the trick pageand also voice your request over at the Coffee Machine. If it gets answered, readers who have the same question afterwards, can benefit from the answer.

Fake Binds - A different way to bring your yo-yo back. Sometimes more effective than a normal bind.

Single A

Loops and Regenerations

A regeneration (or regen) is a yo-yo technique which 'regenerates' the spin of the yo-yo, so you can continue without needing to catch and throw the yo-yo again. The idea behind this is as old as Loop the Loop and Hop the Fence.

Picture Tricks

These are basically string tricks, with the little distinction, that the yo-yo is usually not mounted anywhere, but just hangs on the end of the string, while the string is used to form a picture. A notable exception to the last sentence is Rock the Baby, where the yo-yo is part of the picture.

Grinds

These tricks involve the yo-yo coming in contact with the yo-yoer or other objects, usually rolling along them. Even though the very first grind, Walk the Dog, was conceived decades ago, the technique was only recently improved by players like Johnnie Delvalle.

Walk the Dog - The yo-yo "walks" in front of you. This was the first grind in yo-yo history.

Thumb grind - a trick where your thumb is in the yoyo and it spins on it

Slack String Tricks

While in the classic string trick, the string is kept taut, slack string tricks involve a portion of the string to be left slack. Variants include whips, where the yo-yo is lassooed using a sling of string, lacerations, where a loop of string is slung around the yo-yo onto a finger, in order to get into a trapeze-like mount, and suicides, where a loop of string is dropped and later recaught. Some yo-yoing sites treat whips as a different trick category than slack tricks.

If you post a link to a video, please also write a few comments about it. If you learned a trick from the video, please comment about what portions of the description you had problems with, in order to clarify the subject for other learners.

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Do not post tricks you have only just invented, post them on forums first to get feedback and to check whether anyone else has done it before.yoyos r cool